pick an accent and stick with it
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antoni109 — 12 years ago(January 31, 2014 08:52 PM)
And it's not. It's a sovereign state, but it's not a country. You seem to have trouble with the concept, check it out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_state
Great Britain is neither a country nor a sovereign state. Keep floggin' that horse though brother. -
Stirchley — 12 years ago(February 03, 2014 01:31 PM)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Europe_countries_map_2.png
Back at ya. (BTW, I'm a
sister
, not a brother.) -
antoni109 — 12 years ago(February 03, 2014 10:12 PM)
Oops, my mistake sis.
So it seems that a sovereign state (eg the UK) can be considered a country (even though it's composed of subordinate countries) so you win that round.
However the Isle of Britain is still not a country -
Stirchley — 12 years ago(February 05, 2014 11:55 AM)
subordinate countries
Constituent
countries, not subordinate.
the Isle of Britain is still not a country
Probably because there is no such thing. There is the
island of Great Britain
or maybe you are referring to
the British Isles
, which is a whole other story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles -
AlPacinosBambino — 10 years ago(February 02, 2016 02:11 PM)
I have to say I agree that 'the idea of a "British" accent is nonsensical'. I am not sure what a British accent sounds like.
The other poster was right, there are too many different variations (I am referring to Scottish and Welsh accents mainly) for this term to be considered correct. I have always thought it was a term people use to describe an english accent, erroneously.
Stirchley, perhaps you have had experience of this accent and can tell me what it sounds like.
I am from Scotland, and have lived here all my life, so I consider myself qualified enough to comment on this post.
Great film. Bettany's accent was a bit all over the place though!
